"I am certain that after the dust of the centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit."
--President John F. Kennedy (quoted in Maria Popova, Figuring)

500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens.

Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.

Who did this? 👇🏽🤣

First post here. Trying to come up with ways to think about the Age of American Kakistocracy. This is the best I can do for now.
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